Subject GRE advice needed immediately

The deadline for registration is today, so I have 2 to 4 hours (?) to decide if I am going to register for the Nov psychology GRE test.

I'd only have 5 weeks to study, which isn't much, but I actually like time pressure to make me get down to work. And if I put this off until next year, I'd probably end up waiting to the 'last minute' anyway so I doubt I'd have more time to prepare. I would want to get 80th percentile or higher, and I am not sure, but I feel like I am already at around 60th percentile knowledge.

(Whether or not I put it off,) I wanted to verify that if I took the Biology and Psychology GREs and scored 80th percentile or higher on each, can I get one bachelors from Excelsior and a second bachelors from COSC or TESC? And I don't even have to take additional classes to get the 2nd degree right? (If the answer is yes, then I'm leaning toward taking the Nov GRE.) I'm pretty sure the answer is yes based on the Lawrie Miller webpage even though my scenario is a little different?

(I want the Bio degree to say Bio, so I think that one should go through Excelsior, but I guess I don't mind if the other is like General with Psych concentration.)

As always, thanks for putting up with my questions I am forgetful.

 

And I guess I might go for a double major at Excelsior instead of degrees from 2 schools.

I like how the others are 'State College' though.

I'm wondering if score reports for one subject GRE will show all subject GREs. I'm like 99.8% sure they do. Oh well.

 

Yay, I'm registered for the Nov GRE exam.

It helps to talk to myself on a forum

I'd much prefer to get 90th percentile but 85th or 80th will be okay.

 

So what is your desired masters program?

 

I also registered for Nov paper but for English Literature, always my aim to test myself on literature. A bit of time left before I begin my Ed.D taking this free time.

 

You will have to earn 30 additional credits for the second degree that were not used toward your first degree, although not necessarily in your major. Also, TESC doesn't take GRE credit, and you only have to get above the 40th percentile at COSC for all eighteen credits (15LL, 3UL) that they award for this exam.

I'm taking the GRE Literature again later this month, and just want to confirm that my GRE subject exam score report for the GREs I have already taken list all the scores for the exams I have taken, they didn't let me pick and choose which ones to send.

 

Thanks again, Alissa. That's my number one reason for going with Excelsior over COSC (only 3 UL credits with the 15 LL) or TESC (cost is kind of an issue too). So TESC would "ignore" the GRE credits even if Excelsior transcribed them and gave me credit, right? And similarly, COSC would recalculate and ignore part of the credits.

Do you know anything re: double majoring at Excelsior? I believe I'd just meet the Bio BS requirements and then add on the Psych GRE and the one Psych research ECE?

 

That is correct, they will not take the credits from your first transcript if the credit originated somewhere else. So, even if you get the credit for CLEPs, DSSTs, AP, or GRE credit at Excelsior and then apply to COSC or TESC, you will have to have all new transcripts sent from Prometric and Collegeboard and ETS, and they will then evaluate it according to their own policy. They won't recognize any credits from your EC transcript unless it was an actual Excelsior course or exam.

I didn't double major, but according to the catalog you are allowed two majors and two areas of focus as long as you fulfill the requirements. My adviser told me that my GRE Psych score fulfilled all the requirements and never said the ECE was necessary, but I didn't go for the psych major so I can't say for sure if it's required.

 

Well, again, thank goodness for Excelsior

I was checking out TESC and COSC a little more. COSC needs 36 credits in the major (making the 18 GRE credits less significant), but the COSC "independent studies" option is pretty cool. I mean, I'm glad they offer it as an option to some students.

 

Two Bachelor Degrees From Excelsior

It is true that Excelsior will award two bachelor degrees, but only if the degree type (liberal arts, business, etc.) are different.

 

Hi Alissa,

Considering that you did very well on the Psych GRE, may I ask why you chose not to go with a major in psych?

Just curious.

Thanks,
Tom

 

I chose to go with a major in Liberal Studies because I am not interested in a career in psychology or graduate studies in that field, either. I took the GRE because of the potential to earn so many credits so quickly and cheaply, even though I wouldn't say it was easy. Psychology, out of the eight subject GREs offered, was the easiest for me to learn in a short amount of time. I wish they still offered the GRE subject exam in sixteen different areas.

 

Yeah, more GRE subjects would be wonderful. But I'd settle for more ECEs.